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I figured I should start my own thread instead of hijacking Nerk's for the rest of the summer.

Lots of stuff to take care of this year. I want to get most of it done by the end of June so I can just drive and enjoy for the rest of the summer.

1. DONE. New intake gaskets, cleaned injectors (got rid of loud ticking noise, now I just have the regular valve train noise of the M20), PCV tube o-rings, small heater hose from throttle body to block (I had changed all others previously).
2. DONE. Install reman'd injectors since originals are leaking (gas smell in oil and hard start when warm).
3. DONE. New Bosch WR8LC+ spark plugs
4. DONE. Change the gas contaminated oil and filter
5. DONE. Get clean doors and new fenders (still need pass fender)
5a. To do. Get a paint job (still undecided if it will be this year or next)
6. To do. Weld seam in exhaust just before cat. Ghetto rigged with flexible tailpipe repair kit and 2 clamps from Partsource for now.
7. To do. New cat back or just new muffler.
8. To do. Rustproof the undercarriage if I don't pick up another DD before winter.
9. HALF DONE. Replace emergency brake cables, pads, spring kit.
10. DONE. Replace windshield.
11. To do. Install E30 drop hats.
12. To do. Replace all steel fuel lines.
13. To do. Replace front/rear anti-sway bar bushings and end links.
14. DONE. Replace ASA centre caps with BMW 57mm centre caps. Yeah, I know they are not genuine BMW rims but the caps look so much better.

Sorry man. Sounds great. The whole system is in very nice shape. The muffler tips are a little slanted and since it's all 1 piece I can't adjust it myself so Alex is trying to squeeze me in to straighten it out. Other than that I'm very happy with the sound and the looks.

You said you are buying a Remus from Bavauto? I would have just purchased a catback if my entire system wasn't ready to fall off. Couldn't pass up Alex's deal for that system in that condition. It should last me quite a while.

I'm waiting for mine to be shipped, I asked Alex if I can slap that one on for a bit cause my new ones on back order... but told me it was sold

How'does it sound? I was eyeing that muffler for a while...

Guess I should be a little more specific. I haven't actually been able to listen to it from the outside but from inside the car it has a nice deep throaty sound. Pretty loud but not at all uncomfortable at highway speed. As soon as I transfer some video from my SD card to make room I will do a video.

Picked up a nice looking rust free used pass fender on ebay today for $80 shipped.

Replaced both front wheel hubs. Installed some used backing plates since the old ones were completely rusted off. Both hubs came off complete with hardly any effort (there were a lot of helpful articles on various forums). The hardest part was filing down the outer edge of the dust cap because it interfered with my spacer. The pass side was the noisy culprit. Looked like it had been on there for a while. The driver side was newer and was in half decent condition but I bought 2 hubs so they both went on. Sanded down the spindles and dabbed a coat of Tremclad on them to freshen them up a bit. Had to search for a 36mm socket that would fit inside the hub. The rental from Partsource was too fat. Sears doesn't carry anything bigger than 32mm (at Devonshire). Picked up one from Princess Auto that fit perfectly for $9.00.

A few pictures below. Looks like I forgot to take pictures of the complete assembly when I was done. I was being pressured to finish the job. On Father's Day to boot. Pretty sad.

Well, plans for the bimmer will be slow in developing since I recently picked up this black beauty:

The IS is still in the garage with the fenders and front clip removed. Hopefully I get time to put the rust free fenders and doors on and paint it this summer as I no longer have a vehicle with a manual transmission. I know I will miss that soon. If not then maybe it will be a bonafide / widely recognized classic by the time I get around to finishing it.